Word Games

For once, I am at a loss for words. Let me read some more Fifty Shades of Grey and then maybe I will have something to say. At this time, feel free to enjoy the brief silence. 

Cheers!

Potty Like a Rock Star!

This weekend we got the opportunity to attend to head line concerts for free. This is one of the benefits to living to close to Nashville. Down by the River we got to see Kip Moore. I have to say that I am a tad bit disappointed in his live performance. Either the sound guy got left at their last pit stop, or Kip should just stick to the recording studio. All I wanted to hear was "Something about a Truck", but we decided to leave. As we were walking away, (of course) the song came on. However, rumor has it that it wasn't very good any way.

Momma and her lil Cowgirl!

On Sunday, we caught the Kelly Clarkson concert hosted by Ft. Campbell. It was the rain date concert for Week of the Eagles. She put on a decent show. I knew a few of her songs, but mostly I enjoyed listening to Weston and Rob make up their own words when they didn't know the actual lyrics... Which was pretty much every word of every song... Except Rob knew that she had a song with the word "sidewalk" in it somewhere.

 

Kaylyn sported her knew onesie from her Great Aunt Kathy. 

Sunday, we went to Lake Kyle and let the dogs swim for a while. We enjoyed a nice picnic and took this lovely family picture too.

I Believe I Can Fly

After a 12 mile ruck march this morning, Weston's blue truck pulled up to the house. Not in the driveway, but through the grass and by the front door. I could see the soreness in his body as he slowly exited his truck and slid feet first to the ground. He grabbed his gear, and made his way to the house. I opened the bedroom window and greeted him as the smell of the fresh morning dew attacked my senses in more ways than one. "Good morning! What time is graduation?" He responded filling me in on the time for the day's activities.

As he dropped his assault pack onto the kitchen floor I saw a deep look of concern in his eyes, and he told me that he didn't make it. "You didn't make the ruck march in 3 hours?" I asked. He nodded. "Does that mean that you don't graduate?" and he nodded again. "Oh." I didn't really know what else to say to him... He started laughing and told me he was kidding and that graduation would be at 9:30am.

My soldier received his wings today at the Air Assault School Graduation. I am so proud of him. This is something he has been looking forward to since the day we got here.

Weston is the 2nd one from the right hand side. These are all of the MP's that graduated the school today. Some guy was talking non-sense that only the soldiers really care about. I tuned out and attended to our baby girl.

 

Speaking of our baby girl. She looked so adorable today wearing her cutest outfit that mommy could find. This is actually a 9 month shirt that has matching shorts that Brynn gave us, but I like it as a dress too. I put some pink shorts on under it and she looked stunning! Those big blue eyes are going to have daddy cleaning his shot gun in just a few short years. 

 

After the graduation and the MP's talking, Weston had to do 10 to the wind and then dig his coin out of the ground with his mouth. Lucky for him his SGT put him on a slope. 40 push ups later and his mouth contained grass, a little dirt, and a shiny new coin to add to his Army collection. Lucky for Weston, my camera ran out of memory while he was digging in the ground. I guess it is time to delete some pictures and videos off of the memory card!

Congratulations again to my soldier. WLC is next.

Ribit, Ribit

In the past few days we have found 3 of these little guys hopping around our living room. The last one jumped right over Kaylyn who was sleeping on the couch and landed next to me. Scared the crud out of me! Weston keeps putting them outside. We don't know where they are coming from. We are convinced that this is the same, very persistent little frog... Or we have a nest somewhere in or around our house. I'd rather not think about option 2. I really hope they are not poisonous but Weston keeps washing his hands after he rescues them from his terror dog and puts them out. I asked him if we could collect them but that would probably have the same ending as the turtle... 

Story time... 

We rescued a turtle.. Ok, captured a turtle and let him live outside in our swimming pool with the fish. He seemed to enjoy himself. In the winter I put a bunch of dirt and rocks and some water in a red tote and moved him into there so he could burrow and keep warm. About half way through the winter we moved him into the fish tank in the house and boom, like magic he died. Sad day. Lesson learned...

Catching Up!

Seeing a friend of mine's post on her blog reminded me that I should probably get with the program and catch you all up on the happenings of our world. My last post was in December and I was 20 weeks pregnant. I will post some pictures to show you what has happened since then. This is going to be long... So see if you can keep up :) 

Angie Thomas, a dear friend of mine and past co-worker hosted a baby shower for me at our house. We had a great time. Unfortunately this is one of the only pictures I have of me and Weston while I was big and pregnant... He says, "I don't need maternity pictures with you pregnant to know that you had my baby.." Silly boys. He just doesn't understand!

Our sweet girl... I could get up and find the ultrasound pictures to see how far along I was in this picture, but that just isn't happening. If you really want to know, go to my facebook, it is on there too.

Weston got us free tickets to the Ron White Salute to the Troops Tour comedy show and it was fantastic! We had a great night out in Nashville and got to spend some quality time together.

 

Work had a baby shower for me too. We were so blessed for all the gifts that we received. I will forever be grateful for those who helped celebrate my pregnancy and our daughter!

Now I am just going to jump to when Kaylyn was born. There is more in between obviously, but I have a horrible memory and if I went through everything we would be here forever! 

On April 13, 2012 I had a non-stress test (NST) and the doctor ordered that I have an ultrasound.  I had the ultrasound on the 17th. I called my OB that day concerned at why he ordered the test and she said that she would look into the next day after her training. I went to work that day... On the 18th, the OB called me back and told me that they needed to induce me the next morning and to call at 5am to see what time I needed to go in. We called all our family and let them know, and my mom and step dad began driving that night. It is an 18 hour drive from Colorado and they were estimating that they would be there around 12 noon the next day. 

I went into the hospital at 7am the next day and was called back to the room at approximately 7:30am. The labor adventure began then. A few things that happened during the day. 

10:00am given pitocin to increase contaction

12:00 noonish Mom and Tony got there

They broke my water at some point in time.

3:00 got the epidural

The Dr's kept threatening C-Sections because both the baby and my heart rates kept dropping.

Blah, Blah, Blah... Watching Season 3 of Sons of Anarchy (good show)

10:30 pm... Dr came in and said if I was not dilated then he was doing a C-Section. Thank God I was dilated at a 10 and he said I would have the baby in the next 30 minutes. He went to do something and the nurses prepared our room. Weston was sad to pause Sons of Anarchy but excited for the baby to finally be here. 

6 pushes later and at

11:02 pm, Kaylyn Breigh Wells was born.

Weighing in at 4lbs 14 oz. 18 1/2 inches long. The pediatrician grilled me about why she was so small and what I possibly might have done during the pregnancy... No, I did not do drugs. No, I did not smoke. No, I said I did not do drugs. No, I did not drink alcohol. No, I said I did not do drugs... It went kind of like that...

Weston didn't get to cut her umbilical cord because the Dr was worried about how small she was so they hurried up and got her under the light. She had trouble keeping her temperature so they took her to the special care unit and got her warm there. Weston helped in giving her her first bath. She was in the SPU for 3 hours while I slept. I still couldn't move my legs after 3 hours (what a great epidural!). They put me in a wheel chair and took me to the Mother Baby Unit where I got to be reunited with Kaylyn again. 

 

We kept her dressed in two outfits and wrapped in a blanket or two for quite a while because she was too small to keep her temperature. We were released from the hospital after 3 days (one day longer than they usually keep people here). 

 Our first family picture!

Gramma Helen and Grandpa Tony stayed for almost 2 weeks and then headed back to Colorado. 

Grandpa Chad and Grandma Debbie came to visit.

Great Momo and Great Popo Wells came to visit.

Gramma Helen and Grandpa Tony stayed for almost 2 weeks and then headed back to Colorado. 

Grandpa Chad and Grandma Debbie came to visit.

Great Momo and Great Popo Wells came to visit.

 

I changed the name of my business to KB Photography. 1 Month.

Grandpa and Grandma Wells came to visit and brought Aunt Samantha and Tim with them.



I went back to work after 8 or 9 weeks to CDC #1 at Fort Campbell.

2 months.

Work lent me out to work at Taylor Youth Center for a week. Then I went back to CDC #1 for approximately a week. I wanted something more, a raise, a higher position in the company. I emailed someone at Parent Central Services and was called for an interview the next day.

I got a job at PCS.

Great Grandma Schneider-Campbell had to go to the hospital. They said she wasn't going to make it through the night. I wanted so badly to get in my car right that instant and start driving to Colorado so that maybe we could make it to see her. I wanted her to meet Kaylyn and share in the joy that our princess was bringing to us. I called my Uncle Bill and asked him to put me on speaker phone so that I could talk to Grandma. She told me that she loved me. I told her that I loved her and missed her and that we were going to see her. She told me that she was proud of me and that she wouldn't be there when we got there. My mom called the Red Cross and got a message so that we could go home to Colorado. Grandma passed away that evening. We began our long drive to Colorado the next day.

 

Grandma and Ross. She was 87 years young.

 

This is where my Grandpa, Clarence Schneider.

Grandma Schneider-Campbell.

Uncle Paul Schneider.

Uncle Daniel Schneider.

and Uncle Buddy Schmid rest in peace.

We love you all and miss you dearly!

3 Months. Picture taken in Buena Vista, CO at Grandpa Chad and Debbie's house. 

Kaylyn rode a 4 wheeler for the first time. We can't wait to go back to Colorado. She got to meet so many friends and family and we miss them all dearly. Colorado will forever be our home no matter where we are living. Kentucky is nice, but it just isn't the same. 

 

3.5 months

Back home and back to work after a very much needed vacation. I wish it would have been on better terms, but there is a blessing in every rainstorm!

 

4 Months. 

I entered this photo into a contest in Colorado and they told me that they do not accept "Professional Photographs". Score one for me! I just need a new editing program and my business could really take off. Maybe I will work on getting one soon. 

We are pretty much caught up now. I will try to post more regularly. Look forward to my next post about 50 Shades of Grey! Thanks for taking the time to read. 

Belly Picture

 

As promised, my 20 wk belly picture.

20 Weeks

On Wednesday, December 14, we will be finding out if we are having a baby Kaylyn or a baby Beau! I can't believe that we are half way there already (almost). On Tuesday I will be 20 weeks. The baby is growing and my baby bump is showing a little more now, most people still can't tell I am pregnant. A lady at work made me stand up because she couldn't see that I was pregnant then she proceeded to tell me that she was jealous of my size this far along. That made me feel great! I know that one day I am going to wake up and it's going to be like BAM there is baby. It has been a while since I have posted a belly picture. I am thinking about doing so, but my camera is in the car and I am too lazy.

Maybe one day soon, talk me into posting them! :)